How to see it
HIP 116897 has a visual magnitude of about 8.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116897: right ascension 23h 41m 43s, declination −55° 14′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Tucana constellation (IAU figure Tuc).
Catalog context
HIP 116897. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116897, HD 222540, Gaia DR3 6497601901789833216. In the SkyKeepsake Tucana (Tuc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6497601901789833216
- HIP
- 116897
- HD
- 222540
- gaia_dr3
- 6497601901789833216
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6497601901789833216
- HD 222540
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.43